B9 2018 S4 fogging windows
09-24-2018, 02:51 PM
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Well, doesn't that little aspect suck. 
So, if you want your side mirrors heated, you lose the mirror dip.
I'm a new S4 and this winter will be my first with it.
I'm sorry I can't give you my experience with how well or not well the heating works.
In my BMWs they worked very well.
And IIRC they worked well in the A4 too.
So, if you want your side mirrors heated, you lose the mirror dip.
I'm a new S4 and this winter will be my first with it.
I'm sorry I can't give you my experience with how well or not well the heating works.
In my BMWs they worked very well.
And IIRC they worked well in the A4 too.
09-25-2018, 08:05 AM
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On a somewhat related note -- I notice when I'm driving in the rain, it doesn't really matter if my side mirrors are defrosting or not -- because the way the water from my windshield gets pushed by the wipers, it creates a wall of water on my drivers window that I cant see out of.. Has anyone used Rain-X to successfully get that to not happen?
09-25-2018, 01:36 PM
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On a somewhat related note -- I notice when I'm driving in the rain, it doesn't really matter if my side mirrors are defrosting or not -- because the way the water from my windshield gets pushed by the wipers, it creates a wall of water on my drivers window that I cant see out of.. Has anyone used Rain-X to successfully get that to not happen?
You would think that German engineers in Germany, where it rains quite a bit at times, would have designed a better way to drain the water that comes off the windshield.
With my BMWs rain water would get in a bit if the window was slightly opened, but there wasn't a stream running along side me like in my S4.
09-25-2018, 07:17 PM
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Is that something to do with better drag coefficient?
09-26-2018, 06:29 AM
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09-27-2018, 10:36 AM
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Update. After receiving Finish First Polish product I applied it on rear window, side windows and mirrors.
In a small rain I can see a difference but it’s not huge. These windows sort of attract water and water basically sticks to glass. This is my first Audi and my impression is that it feels like these windows or glass are bad quality. I never had any issues like this in a BMW. disappointed since for this auto class this should have never be an issue in a first place. I guess I have to live with this and I wonder how safe it would be during a winter here. We get lots of snow during the season. I will certainly let Audi know of my disappointment both dealer and national. I encourage everyone to do the same.
In a small rain I can see a difference but it’s not huge. These windows sort of attract water and water basically sticks to glass. This is my first Audi and my impression is that it feels like these windows or glass are bad quality. I never had any issues like this in a BMW. disappointed since for this auto class this should have never be an issue in a first place. I guess I have to live with this and I wonder how safe it would be during a winter here. We get lots of snow during the season. I will certainly let Audi know of my disappointment both dealer and national. I encourage everyone to do the same.
09-27-2018, 11:52 AM
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Update. After receiving Finish First Polish product I applied it on rear window, side windows and mirrors.
In a small rain I can see a difference but it’s not huge. These windows sort of attract water and water basically sticks to glass. This is my first Audi and my impression is that it feels like these windows or glass are bad quality. I never had any issues like this in a BMW. disappointed since for this auto class this should have never be an issue in a first place. I guess I have to live with this and I wonder how safe it would be during a winter here. We get lots of snow during the season. I will certainly let Audi know of my disappointment both dealer and national. I encourage everyone to do the same.
In a small rain I can see a difference but it’s not huge. These windows sort of attract water and water basically sticks to glass. This is my first Audi and my impression is that it feels like these windows or glass are bad quality. I never had any issues like this in a BMW. disappointed since for this auto class this should have never be an issue in a first place. I guess I have to live with this and I wonder how safe it would be during a winter here. We get lots of snow during the season. I will certainly let Audi know of my disappointment both dealer and national. I encourage everyone to do the same.
I've never tried it, and many say it's very much like Liquid Glass. It may be much the same for actual paint polish, but I use LG for windows as well.
From your experience perhaps the Finish First is not like Liquid Glass after all, because LG on the windshield is amazing.
So, does the water not run off the windshield compared to when there was nothing applied to it?
Go for Rain X then, and also get the RainX washer fluid.
Regarding the windows/glass on the S4, I was surprised to read that Audi puts better, quieter, insulting glass on the "Prestige" level cars.
That's fk'ing money grab in my opinion, but then that's nothing new to German "premium" auto makers.
This is an S4, it should come with the best glass they have to offer included.
It's not like charging extra for glass that goes from opaque to clear with electric current.
I agree about the sloping rear window and the lack of a wiper.
With the need to get better drag sedan and coupes get flatter and flatter rear windshields, along with the front.
But with the front we have wipers.
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10-13-2018, 08:48 AM
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I had a chance to apply 2 coats of Polish First on both cars. My Audi and wife’s black BMW X3. They both look fantastic but I do t thinks it’s much different than Sonos Netshield product. We just had some rains for few days and I was able to see how First Polish worked. It helps a little bit from what I heated on others people impressions of LG its not the same product.
Now about the fogging windows. I have disabled recilculation and under sync I have opened the vent. This configuration helps but still some minimal fogging on rear window is showing. Winter would be a big test and I will report back.
Now about the fogging windows. I have disabled recilculation and under sync I have opened the vent. This configuration helps but still some minimal fogging on rear window is showing. Winter would be a big test and I will report back.
